Dast-e-Saba
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Dast-e-Saba is a celebrated Urdu poetry collection by Faiz Ahmed Faiz, known for its lyrical blend of romanticism and revolutionary political themes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dast-e-Saba canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Urdu poetry collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
leftist political discourse in South Asia
ⓘ
progressive Urdu literature ⓘ |
| author | Faiz Ahmed Faiz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Pakistan ⓘ |
| creator | Faiz Ahmed Faiz ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
considered a classic of modern Urdu poetry
ⓘ
widely quoted in political and literary contexts ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
Urdu poetry readers
ⓘ
politically engaged readers ⓘ students of South Asian literature ⓘ |
| hasForm |
ghazal
ⓘ
nazm ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
contemporary Urdu political poetry
ⓘ
progressive literary circles in South Asia ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
hope and freedom
ⓘ
longing and separation ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ revolution ⓘ romantic love ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
ⓘ
multiple other languages ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Marxist thought
ⓘ
Sufi poetic tradition ⓘ classical Urdu ghazal tradition ⓘ |
| language |
Urdu language
ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| literaryMovement |
Progressive Writers Movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Progressive Writers' Movement
|
| literaryStyle |
lyrical
ⓘ
metaphorical ⓘ symbolic ⓘ |
| medium | book ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of romantic and revolutionary themes
ⓘ
politically charged love poetry ⓘ |
| partOf | Faiz Ahmed Faiz bibliography ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Naqsh-e-Faryadi
ⓘ
Sar-e-Wadi-e-Sina ⓘ Zindan-Nama ⓘ |
| script | Perso-Arabic script ⓘ |
| scriptVariant |
Nastaʿlīq
ⓘ
surface form:
Nastaliq
|
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
beloved as metaphor for homeland
ⓘ
night and dawn as political symbols ⓘ |
| workOf | Faiz Ahmed Faiz ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Faiz Ahmed Faiz